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Converse API examples

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Converse API examples - Amazon Bedrock

The following examples show you how to use the Converse and ConverseStream operations.

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This example shows how to call the Converse operation with the Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet model. The example shows how to send the input text, inference parameters, and additional parameters that are unique to the model. The code starts a conversation by asking the model to create a list of songs. It then continues the conversation by asking that the songs are by artists from the United Kingdom.

# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 """ Shows how to use the <noloc>Converse</noloc> API with Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet (on demand). """ import logging import boto3 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO) def generate_conversation(bedrock_client, model_id, system_prompts, messages): """ Sends messages to a model. Args: bedrock_client: The Boto3 Bedrock runtime client. model_id (str): The model ID to use. system_prompts (JSON) : The system prompts for the model to use. messages (JSON) : The messages to send to the model. Returns: response (JSON): The conversation that the model generated. """ logger.info("Generating message with model %s", model_id) # Inference parameters to use. temperature = 0.5 top_k = 200 # Base inference parameters to use. inference_config = {"temperature": temperature} # Additional inference parameters to use. additional_model_fields = {"top_k": top_k} # Send the message. response = bedrock_client.converse( modelId=model_id, messages=messages, system=system_prompts, inferenceConfig=inference_config, additionalModelRequestFields=additional_model_fields ) # Log token usage. token_usage = response['usage'] logger.info("Input tokens: %s", token_usage['inputTokens']) logger.info("Output tokens: %s", token_usage['outputTokens']) logger.info("Total tokens: %s", token_usage['totalTokens']) logger.info("Stop reason: %s", response['stopReason']) return response def main(): """ Entrypoint for Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet example. """ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s: %(message)s") model_id = "anthropic.claude-3-sonnet-20240229-v1:0" # Setup the system prompts and messages to send to the model. system_prompts = [{"text": "You are an app that creates playlists for a radio station that plays rock and pop music. Only return song names and the artist."}] message_1 = { "role": "user", "content": [{"text": "Create a list of 3 pop songs."}] } message_2 = { "role": "user", "content": [{"text": "Make sure the songs are by artists from the United Kingdom."}] } messages = [] try: bedrock_client = boto3.client(service_name='bedrock-runtime') # Start the conversation with the 1st message. messages.append(message_1) response = generate_conversation( bedrock_client, model_id, system_prompts, messages) # Add the response message to the conversation. output_message = response['output']['message'] messages.append(output_message) # Continue the conversation with the 2nd message. messages.append(message_2) response = generate_conversation( bedrock_client, model_id, system_prompts, messages) output_message = response['output']['message'] messages.append(output_message) # Show the complete conversation. for message in messages: print(f"Role: {message['role']}") for content in message['content']: print(f"Text: {content['text']}") print() except ClientError as err: message = err.response['Error']['Message'] logger.error("A client error occurred: %s", message) print(f"A client error occured: {message}") else: print( f"Finished generating text with model {model_id}.") if __name__ == "__main__": main()
Image

This example shows how to send an image as part of a message and requests that the model describe the image. The example uses Converse operation and the Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet model.

# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 """ Shows how to send an image with the <noloc>Converse</noloc> API with an accompanying text prompt to Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet (on demand). """ import logging import boto3 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO) def generate_conversation(bedrock_client, model_id, input_text, input_image): """ Sends a message to a model. Args: bedrock_client: The Boto3 Bedrock runtime client. model_id (str): The model ID to use. input text : The text prompt accompanying the image. input_image : The path to the input image. Returns: response (JSON): The conversation that the model generated. """ logger.info("Generating message with model %s", model_id) # Get image extension and read in image as bytes image_ext = input_image.split(".")[-1] with open(input_image, "rb") as f: image = f.read() message = { "role": "user", "content": [ { "text": input_text }, { "image": { "format": image_ext, "source": { "bytes": image } } } ] } messages = [message] # Send the message. response = bedrock_client.converse( modelId=model_id, messages=messages ) return response def main(): """ Entrypoint for Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet example. """ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s: %(message)s") model_id = "anthropic.claude-3-sonnet-20240229-v1:0" input_text = "What's in this image?" input_image = "path/to/image" try: bedrock_client = boto3.client(service_name="bedrock-runtime") response = generate_conversation( bedrock_client, model_id, input_text, input_image) output_message = response['output']['message'] print(f"Role: {output_message['role']}") for content in output_message['content']: print(f"Text: {content['text']}") token_usage = response['usage'] print(f"Input tokens: {token_usage['inputTokens']}") print(f"Output tokens: {token_usage['outputTokens']}") print(f"Total tokens: {token_usage['totalTokens']}") print(f"Stop reason: {response['stopReason']}") except ClientError as err: message = err.response['Error']['Message'] logger.error("A client error occurred: %s", message) print(f"A client error occured: {message}") else: print( f"Finished generating text with model {model_id}.") if __name__ == "__main__": main()
Document

This example shows how to send a document as part of a message and requests that the model describe the contents of the document. The example uses Converse operation and the Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet model.

# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 """ Shows how to send an document as part of a message to Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet (on demand). """ import logging import boto3 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO) def generate_message(bedrock_client, model_id, input_text, input_document_path): """ Sends a message to a model. Args: bedrock_client: The Boto3 Bedrock runtime client. model_id (str): The model ID to use. input text : The input message. input_document_path : The path to the input document. Returns: response (JSON): The conversation that the model generated. """ logger.info("Generating message with model %s", model_id) # Get format from path and read the path input_document_format = input_document_path.split(".")[-1] with open(input_document_path, 'rb') as input_document_file: input_document = input_document_file.read() # Message to send. message = { "role": "user", "content": [ { "text": input_text }, { "document": { "name": "MyDocument", "format": input_document_format, "source": { "bytes": input_document } } } ] } messages = [message] # Send the message. response = bedrock_client.converse( modelId=model_id, messages=messages ) return response def main(): """ Entrypoint for Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet example. """ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s: %(message)s") model_id = "anthropic.claude-3-sonnet-20240229-v1:0" input_text = "What's in this document?" input_document_path = "path/to/document" try: bedrock_client = boto3.client(service_name="bedrock-runtime") response = generate_message( bedrock_client, model_id, input_text, input_document_path) output_message = response['output']['message'] print(f"Role: {output_message['role']}") for content in output_message['content']: print(f"Text: {content['text']}") token_usage = response['usage'] print(f"Input tokens: {token_usage['inputTokens']}") print(f"Output tokens: {token_usage['outputTokens']}") print(f"Total tokens: {token_usage['totalTokens']}") print(f"Stop reason: {response['stopReason']}") except ClientError as err: message = err.response['Error']['Message'] logger.error("A client error occurred: %s", message) print(f"A client error occured: {message}") else: print( f"Finished generating text with model {model_id}.") if __name__ == "__main__": main()
Streaming

This example shows how to call the ConverseStream operation with the Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet model. The example shows how to send the input text, inference parameters, and additional parameters that are unique to the model.

# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 """ Shows how to use the <noloc>Converse</noloc> API to stream a response from Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet (on demand). """ import logging import boto3 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO) def stream_conversation(bedrock_client, model_id, messages, system_prompts, inference_config, additional_model_fields): """ Sends messages to a model and streams the response. Args: bedrock_client: The Boto3 Bedrock runtime client. model_id (str): The model ID to use. messages (JSON) : The messages to send. system_prompts (JSON) : The system prompts to send. inference_config (JSON) : The inference configuration to use. additional_model_fields (JSON) : Additional model fields to use. Returns: Nothing. """ logger.info("Streaming messages with model %s", model_id) response = bedrock_client.converse_stream( modelId=model_id, messages=messages, system=system_prompts, inferenceConfig=inference_config, additionalModelRequestFields=additional_model_fields ) stream = response.get('stream') if stream: for event in stream: if 'messageStart' in event: print(f"\nRole: {event['messageStart']['role']}") if 'contentBlockDelta' in event: print(event['contentBlockDelta']['delta']['text'], end="") if 'messageStop' in event: print(f"\nStop reason: {event['messageStop']['stopReason']}") if 'metadata' in event: metadata = event['metadata'] if 'usage' in metadata: print("\nToken usage") print(f"Input tokens: {metadata['usage']['inputTokens']}") print( f":Output tokens: {metadata['usage']['outputTokens']}") print(f":Total tokens: {metadata['usage']['totalTokens']}") if 'metrics' in event['metadata']: print( f"Latency: {metadata['metrics']['latencyMs']} milliseconds") def main(): """ Entrypoint for streaming message API response example. """ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s: %(message)s") model_id = "anthropic.claude-3-sonnet-20240229-v1:0" system_prompt = """You are an app that creates playlists for a radio station that plays rock and pop music. Only return song names and the artist.""" # Message to send to the model. input_text = "Create a list of 3 pop songs." message = { "role": "user", "content": [{"text": input_text}] } messages = [message] # System prompts. system_prompts = [{"text" : system_prompt}] # inference parameters to use. temperature = 0.5 top_k = 200 # Base inference parameters. inference_config = { "temperature": temperature } # Additional model inference parameters. additional_model_fields = {"top_k": top_k} try: bedrock_client = boto3.client(service_name='bedrock-runtime') stream_conversation(bedrock_client, model_id, messages, system_prompts, inference_config, additional_model_fields) except ClientError as err: message = err.response['Error']['Message'] logger.error("A client error occurred: %s", message) print("A client error occured: " + format(message)) else: print( f"Finished streaming messages with model {model_id}.") if __name__ == "__main__": main()
Video

This example shows how to send a video as part of a message and requests that the model describes the video. The example uses Converse operation and the Amazon Nova Pro model.

# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 """ Shows how to send a video with the <noloc>Converse</noloc> API to Amazon Nova Pro (on demand). """ import logging import boto3 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO) def generate_conversation(bedrock_client, model_id, input_text, input_video): """ Sends a message to a model. Args: bedrock_client: The Boto3 Bedrock runtime client. model_id (str): The model ID to use. input text : The input message. input_video : The input video. Returns: response (JSON): The conversation that the model generated. """ logger.info("Generating message with model %s", model_id) # Message to send. with open(input_video, "rb") as f: video = f.read() message = { "role": "user", "content": [ { "text": input_text }, { "video": { "format": 'mp4', "source": { "bytes": video } } } ] } messages = [message] # Send the message. response = bedrock_client.converse( modelId=model_id, messages=messages ) return response def main(): """ Entrypoint for Amazon Nova Pro example. """ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s: %(message)s") model_id = "amazon.nova-pro-v1:0" input_text = "What's in this video?" input_video = "path/to/video" try: bedrock_client = boto3.client(service_name="bedrock-runtime") response = generate_conversation( bedrock_client, model_id, input_text, input_video) output_message = response['output']['message'] print(f"Role: {output_message['role']}") for content in output_message['content']: print(f"Text: {content['text']}") token_usage = response['usage'] print(f"Input tokens: {token_usage['inputTokens']}") print(f"Output tokens: {token_usage['outputTokens']}") print(f"Total tokens: {token_usage['totalTokens']}") print(f"Stop reason: {response['stopReason']}") except ClientError as err: message = err.response['Error']['Message'] logger.error("A client error occurred: %s", message) print(f"A client error occured: {message}") else: print( f"Finished generating text with model {model_id}.") if __name__ == "__main__": main()

This example shows how to call the Converse operation with the Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet model. The example shows how to send the input text, inference parameters, and additional parameters that are unique to the model. The code starts a conversation by asking the model to create a list of songs. It then continues the conversation by asking that the songs are by artists from the United Kingdom.

# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 """ Shows how to use the <noloc>Converse</noloc> API with Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet (on demand). """ import logging import boto3 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO) def generate_conversation(bedrock_client, model_id, system_prompts, messages): """ Sends messages to a model. Args: bedrock_client: The Boto3 Bedrock runtime client. model_id (str): The model ID to use. system_prompts (JSON) : The system prompts for the model to use. messages (JSON) : The messages to send to the model. Returns: response (JSON): The conversation that the model generated. """ logger.info("Generating message with model %s", model_id) # Inference parameters to use. temperature = 0.5 top_k = 200 # Base inference parameters to use. inference_config = {"temperature": temperature} # Additional inference parameters to use. additional_model_fields = {"top_k": top_k} # Send the message. response = bedrock_client.converse( modelId=model_id, messages=messages, system=system_prompts, inferenceConfig=inference_config, additionalModelRequestFields=additional_model_fields ) # Log token usage. token_usage = response['usage'] logger.info("Input tokens: %s", token_usage['inputTokens']) logger.info("Output tokens: %s", token_usage['outputTokens']) logger.info("Total tokens: %s", token_usage['totalTokens']) logger.info("Stop reason: %s", response['stopReason']) return response def main(): """ Entrypoint for Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet example. """ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s: %(message)s") model_id = "anthropic.claude-3-sonnet-20240229-v1:0" # Setup the system prompts and messages to send to the model. system_prompts = [{"text": "You are an app that creates playlists for a radio station that plays rock and pop music. Only return song names and the artist."}] message_1 = { "role": "user", "content": [{"text": "Create a list of 3 pop songs."}] } message_2 = { "role": "user", "content": [{"text": "Make sure the songs are by artists from the United Kingdom."}] } messages = [] try: bedrock_client = boto3.client(service_name='bedrock-runtime') # Start the conversation with the 1st message. messages.append(message_1) response = generate_conversation( bedrock_client, model_id, system_prompts, messages) # Add the response message to the conversation. output_message = response['output']['message'] messages.append(output_message) # Continue the conversation with the 2nd message. messages.append(message_2) response = generate_conversation( bedrock_client, model_id, system_prompts, messages) output_message = response['output']['message'] messages.append(output_message) # Show the complete conversation. for message in messages: print(f"Role: {message['role']}") for content in message['content']: print(f"Text: {content['text']}") print() except ClientError as err: message = err.response['Error']['Message'] logger.error("A client error occurred: %s", message) print(f"A client error occured: {message}") else: print( f"Finished generating text with model {model_id}.") if __name__ == "__main__": main()
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